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    About Abrasive Blasting Media
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    Compare abrasive blasting media hardness to find the best one for your application.

    Abrasive Blasting Media

    Remove paint, coatings, and rust or add texture to surfaces. This media is suitable for use on a wide variety of surface materials.
    Our abrasive blasting materials are sorted from least to most aggressive. The more aggressive the media, the more material it removes from your surface.
    Both particle mesh size and grit measure the size of the abrasive particles. The higher the number, the finer the particles are.
    Steel Shot
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated, Inset. Abrasive Blasting Media. Steel Shot.
    The most common abrasive for heavy duty cleaning and peening jobs. Rounded like glass but harder and denser, this shot blasts away heat-treated scale, heavy forgings, and other stubborn irregularities while leaving a uniformly peened finish. It also lasts for 500 times more cycles than glass, so it’s perfect for abrasive blasting cabinets and other systems that let you reuse your media.
    High Reusability—Effective for hundreds of cycles under normal blasting conditions.
    10 lb.
    25 lb.
    50 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Each
    Each
    Each
    12-202060 to 100High3727N110000003727N120000003727N130000000
    14-252460 to 100High3727N21000003727N22000003727N23000000
    16-303060 to 100High3165K25000003165K36000003165K12000000
    18-353660 to 100High3165K24000003165K37000003165K11000000
    20-454660 to 100High3727N31000003727N32000003727N33000000
    30-807060 to 100High3727N41000003727N42000003727N43000000
    40-1209060 to 100High3727N51000003727N52000003727N53000000
    Steel Cut Wire Shot
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated, Inset. Abrasive Blasting Media. Steel Cut Wire Shot.
    A tougher alternative to steel shot. Cut from cold-drawn solid steel wire for extreme durability, this media stays effective for twice as many cycles as steel shot. The cutting process forms both rounded and sharp sides, so it will peen and etch your surface at the same time. It also creates highly consistent pieces for a uniform finish.
    Very High Reusability—Effective for thousands of cycles under normal blasting conditions.
    10 lb.
    25 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Each
    Each
    14-252460 to 100Very High6075N3100000006075N320000000
    16-303060 to 100Very High6075N210000006075N22000000
    18-403660 to 100Very High6075N110000006075N12000000
    Steel Grit
    Image of Product. Front orientation. Contains Annotated, Inset. Abrasive Blasting Media. Steel Grit.
    A more aggressive alternative to steel shot, steel grit blasts harder and leaves a rougher finish thanks to its sharp, angular edges. It digs below the surface to remove material, which is why it’s commonly used to strip paint, remove rust and scale, and prep surfaces for coatings to bond to. However, you should only use it on steel and iron surfaces because it will leave iron behind that could contaminate other materials.
    Medium Reusability—Effective for dozens of cycles under normal blasting conditions.
    10 lb.
    25 lb.
    50 lb.
    Particle
    Mesh Size
    Grit
    Recommended Blast
    Pressure, psi
    Reusability
    Each
    Each
    Each
    25-4024100Medium3165K440000003165K510000003165K140000000
    40-5040100Medium5639N11000005639N12000005639N13000000
    50-8050100Medium3165K45000003165K52000003165K15000000
    80-12080100Medium5639N21000005639N22000005639N23000000
    120-200120100Medium5639N31000005639N32000005639N33000000
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